BBC SPORT | Football | FA Cup | When Dalglish did the Double When Dalglish did the Double FA Cup fourth round Venue: Anfield Date: Sunday, 25 January Kick-off: 1600 GMT Coverage: Live commentary on BBC Radio 5 Live & BBC Radio Merseyside 95.8 FM, 1485 MW, DAB and online; score updates and text commentary on BBC Sport website Advertisement The 1986 Everton side By Chris Bevan & Russell Barder Whether you were a Red or a Blue, there was usually far more than local pride at stake when Liverpool met Everton in the 1980s. The two clubs enjoyed a period of almost total domination - known as the "Mersey Monopoly" - of English football that saw the two rivals win eight league titles between them that decade. They also met three times at Wembley with major honours at stake during the decade of Bros, Wham! and Frankie Goes To Hollywood - in the 1984 Milk Cup final, and the 1986 and 1989 FA Cup finals.

606: DEBATE What are your memories of the 1986 FA Cup final? The 1986 clash was the first all-Merseyside FA Cup final and was a match to remember for the legions of fans that travelled south. Everton, who had been pipped to the title by their neighbours a week earlier, led through Gary Lineker's first-half goal and dominated for almost an hour. But after Ian Rush took advantage of a Gary Stevens mistake to equalise, Liverpool did not look back. Craig Johnston quickly put the Reds ahead and a late Rush goal sealed their Cup win, and a memorable Double. There will be no trophies at stake when the two sides meet again at Anfield on Sunday for a record 21st time in the Cup - just a place in the fifth round - but, like any derby clash, it will be ferociously contested. Ahead of that tie, BBC Sport speaks to the heroes and villains of Wembley '86 and finds out what happened to the players who lined up on that day 23 years ago.

LIVERPOOL Player-manager - Kenny Dalglish "It didn't make any difference to the team that Kenny managed us as well as played," former Liverpool centre-back Mark Lawrenson told BBC Sport. "He was still undeniably our best player." Dalglish won the double in his first season in charge of Liverpool "By this stage he'd been in the job for a season so he had that 'them and us' attitude with the other players. He might have had a quiet word with Ronnie Moran to change things round at half-time but we were never party to that." Then: Took charge of Liverpool after Joe Fagan's resignation in May 1985 and became the first player-manager to win the league - clinching it himself with a volley against Chelsea the week before the Cup final. Resigned in February 1991, after another epic Cup clash with the Toffees, having won three League titles and two FA Cups.

Now: Won the Premier League title with Blackburn in 1995 to become only the third man to win top-flight titles with two different clubs, but stints as boss of Newcastle and as Celtic's director of football failed to produce more trophies and he has been out of football since leaving Parkhead in 2000. Dalglish helped to set up a cancer charity when his wife was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2003 and he and former Everton midfielder Paul Bracewell now run a network of football training centres. Bruce Grobbelaar "The big turning point in the match was a second-half incident between Bruce and Jim Beglin," recalled Everton captain Kevin Ratcliffe. "They had a bit of a to do over a defensive mix-up and that seemed to make a massive change to the game." On 10 May 1986 Falco is at number one with Rock Me Amadeus. Millions tune in to watch Merseyside-set sitcom Bread , featuring the ups and downs of the Boswell family. Crocodile Dundee, starring Paul Hogan , is released in cinemas in Australia and quickly becomes a worldwide smash. "That and Bruce's save from Graeme Sharp were the turning points.

Liverpool seemed to raise their game, and surpass us and our chance had gone." Then: Spent 13 successful years at Liverpool after joining from Vancouver Whitecaps in 1981 and was also Zimbabwe's number one until 1998. Now: Bankrupted by legal action to clear his name over match-fixing allegations in 1994. Ater retiring he moved to South Africa and tried his hand at coaching, without great success. Also had a spell of caretaker manager of his native Zimbabwe. Came out of retirement in 2007 to play a one-off game for non-league side Glasshoughton Welfare and is now an after-dinner speaker. Mark Lawrenson Lawro told BBC Sport: "The highlight of the day came when we got back to the dressing room and had all swigged out of the cup, that whole kind of thing, we took our kit off and went to get in the bath. "In those days Wembley had a a massive bath that you could stand up in and would fit the whole team. "But three of our supporters, fully clothed in their suits, were in there already and said 'come on in boys, the water's lovely!'.

Then: Was a lynchpin at the heart of Liverpool's back four with Alan Hansen and won five league titles, an FA Cup, a European Cup and three League Cups during his time at Anfield. Now: After brief spells managing Oxford and Peterborough United and a stint as Newcastle's defensive coach, he joined the BBC as a pundit in 1997 and works for Match of the Day, Football Focus, Radio 5 Live and this website. Jim Beglin Then: Talented Republic of Ireland international full-back who was Bob Paisley's last signing as Liverpool manager when he paid Shamrock Rovers £20,000 for his services in 1983. Now: Broke his leg in a derby clash in the League Cup in January 1987 and never properly recovered, retiring three years later at the age of 27. Now a TV pundit who also does the voiceovers for official Liverpool DVDs. Steve Nicol Then: The versatile defender made 468 appearances in 14 years at Liverpool, having been signed by Paisley in 1981 from Ayr United.

Now: Moved to the United States in 1999 to play for the Boston Bulldogs and in 2001 took over as manager of New England Revolution on an interim basis. Still in charge of Revolution and is Major League Soccer's longest serving manager. Ronnie Whelan Then: An industrious and skilful player, the Republic of Ireland international replaced Ray Kennedy on the left side of Liverpool's midfield and left for Southend in 1994. Now: Managed the Shrimpers and then had spells in charge of Greek club Panionios and then Olympiakos Nicosia of Cyprus. Now an after-dinner speaker. Hansen made over 400 appearances for Liverpool in a 14 year career Alan Hansen Hansen recalled for BBC Sport: "I was at fault for Everton's goal, as Gary Lineker keeps reminding me, but you don't mind playing badly if your team wins. And I wasn't thinking about how I'd played badly when I was lifting the trophy. "It was just a great game to play in. As a double-winning captain, it was one of the highlights of my life.

"Going round the city on the bus afterwards, there were 500,000 people there for the parade which was absolutely phenomenal. We'd gone on an open-top bus three or four times before but because it was the double it was extra special and Everton were the added ingredient." Then: A composed centre-back who was known for his control and vision and his ability to build attacks from the back. Captained Liverpool to the double in 1986 but was left out of Scotland's World Cup squad that summer. Now: Left Liverpool a week after Dalglish stepped down in 1991. A BBC pundit on Match of the Day since 1992. Hansen also writes a column for this website and stars in adverts for a well-known supermarket. Craig Johnston Then: Born in South Africa but an Australian citizen, Johnston wrote to a number of English clubs for a trial at the age of 15 and and was signed by Middlesbrough in 1977 before moving to Anfield in 1981. 'Skippy' won two England Under-21 caps and was well known for his tireless running and mop of unkempt hair.

Now: Quit the game aged 27 in 1988 to look after his sick sister but went on to design the iconic Adidas Predator boot. He has had success as a designer, TV producer and businessman and he describes himself as a photographer and inventor. Dalglish and Rush formed a prolific strike partnership Ian Rush "As soon as we equalised we knew we were going to win," Rush told BBC Sport. "At the time of that game, Liverpool had never lost when I'd scored. "It was my first FA Cup final goal and I remember running to the crowd and seeing everyone's faces - it was a dream come true for me." Then: The Welsh striker was one of the deadliest strikers in English football and broke just about every scoring record during two spells at Anfield between 1980 and 1987 and from 1988 to 1996 that saw him score 346 goals in 660 appearances and a record 25 times in Merseyside derbies, including two more in a highly emotional 1989 final that followed the Hillsborough disaster.

Now: Coached Liverpool's strikers under Gerard Houllier and briefly managed Chester but is now elite performance director for the Wales Under-16 side and ambassador for Prostar Leagues, the largest network of six-a-side leagues in the UK. Jan Molby "I seem to remember Jan got hold of the game in the second half and really kicked us on that day," Lawro explained. "Everton had run us ragged all day but we slowly got hold of midfield and that was the key. "Because of the fact they worked so hard to get on top they completely ran out of steam." Then: A Danish playmaker who Dalglish hailed as "one of the finest midfield players of his generation", Molby went on to become the first foreign player to spend a decade at one English club. Now: Tried his hand at management with Swansea, Kidderminster and Hull. Now a TV and radio pundit and has also played for a Liverpool veterans side in the Masters series. In recent years has also appeared in several poker events. Kevin MacDonald Then: Signed by Joe Fagan in 1984, the Scot was a tigerish midfielder but struggled to hold down a regular place at Anfield.

After the double winning season he broke his leg and never played another game for Liverpool. Now: Finished his playing career at Walsall and went on to become assistant manager of the Republic of Ireland under Steve Staunton. Now reserve team manager at Aston Villa. Substitute: Steve McMahon (unused) Then: Tough-tackling midfielder who began his career with Everton and turned down a move to Liverpool to head to Aston Villa in 1983 but became Dalglish's first signing as Liverpool boss when he joined as replacement for Graeme Souness in 1985. Did not play in the 1986 final but enjoyed plenty of success at Anfield until Souness sold him to Manchester City in 1991. Now: Lives in Singapore and is a football pundit and group commercial director of Singapore-based global investment company Profitable Group. Last August, Profitable Group were linked with a £260m takeover of Newcastle United, but McMahon insisted the speculation was wide of the mark.

EVERTON Manager - Howard Kendall Then: A distinguished midfielder who helped Everton win the league title in 1970, Kendall returned to Goodison Park as a player-manager in 1981 and initially struggled before enjoying a purple patch that saw him win two league titles, an FA Cup and the European Cup Winners' Cup between 1984 and 1987 - making him the most successful manager in the club's history. Now: The Heysel ban that stopped English clubs competing in Europe meant Kendall never got a tilt at the European Cup with Everton and made him decide to leave for Athletic Bilbao in 1987. But has not been in football management since 1999 despite recent applications for the Wales and Republic of Ireland posts. Ian Rush goes round Bobby Mimms to equalise for Liverpool Bobby Mimms "If anything happened to Neville Southall, I was going to be playing," Mimms told BBC Sport. "We just got pipped in the league and lost the final but I'd like to think it wasn't because Nev was missing from the team. "I played my part in getting us to the final and almost winning the league.

Then: Mimms was usually Southall's understudy but an injury to the Welshman meant the 22-year-old former Halifax and Rotherham keeper stood in as the Toffees fought for the title and reached Wembley. Mimms, who left to join Tottenham in 1988, played for 15 clubs in a 20-year career before retiring in 2001. Now: Was Wolves' goalkeeper coach from 2001 until August 2008 when he took up the same role with Blackburn, one of his former clubs. Gary Stevens Then: A pacy and reliable right-back, Stevens came through the ranks at Everton and made 208 appearances for the club before leaving for Glasgow Rangers in 1988. Also won 46 England caps and played in two World Cups. Now: Hung up his boots in 1998 after a stint with Tranmere and embarked on a career in physiotherapy after studying at Salford University. Has a practice on the Wirral.

Van Den Hauwe was known for his full-blooded tackling Pat Van Den Hauwe Then: Right-footed Belgian-born left-back who played 13 times for Wales and was nicknamed 'Psycho' for his uncompromising style. He scored the goal against Norwich City that clinched the league title for Everton in 1987 and made 135 appearances for the club before joining Tottenham in 1989. Now: Won the FA Cup with Spurs in 1991 and also played for Millwall before moving to South Africa where he played for Hellenic and Wynberg St Johns. Now a landscape gardener in Cape Town. Ratcliffe got his hands on silverware when Everton won the 1987 title Kevin Ratcliffe "Howard Kendall wasn't a very vocal manager," Ratcliffe told BBC Sport. "Before games everybody knew their jobs. Howard had named his team on the bus, as always, by going round just pointing his finger and telling you what number you were. The team picked itself. "We were the two best sides in the country at the time and I think we both knew it.

It was just a case of who had that little edge on the day that was going to win it." Then: Ratcliffe was a pacy centre-back who lacked authority on the ball but more than made up for his lack of technical skills with his anticipation and tenacity. Captained Everton and Wales and made 461 appearances for the Toffees but this was a season to forget as his club were denied the chance to play in the European Cup by the Heysel ban, Wales were pipped to a place at the World Cup finals by Scotland and Everton finished trophyless. Now: Had spells in charge of Chester City and Shrewsbury Town, steering the latter to a memorable Cup win over Everton in 2003, but the Shrews were relegated from the Football League that same season and he has not managed since. Now a football pundit for BBC Wales and an after-dinner speaker.

Mountfield scored a string of vital goals for Everton in the mid-80s Derek Mountfield Then: A childhood Everton fan, the moustachioed Mountfield was a powerful centre-half with an eye for goal, who joined from Tranmere in 1982 and played 106 matches for the Toffees before leaving for Aston Villa in 1988. Now: Had an unsuccessful six-month stint as manager of Eircom side Cork City in 2000/01. Now a PE teacher on the Wirral and also works for the Everton Former Players' Foundation. Peter Reid Then: Industrious and intellligent midfielder who overcame injury problems earlier in his career to blossom under Kendall at Everton. Although he only earned 13 England caps, he went to the World Cup finals in Mexico later that summer. Now: Employed a direct style of play as manager that brought him success at Manchester City and Sunderland but he struggled in charge of Leeds and Coventry. Reid worked as a pundit for the BBC at the 2006 World Cup but he resumed his managerial career in November 2008 when he became Thailand's national coach.

Trevor Steven Then: Skilful midfielder who linked up brilliantly with Stevens on the right flank. Steven made up for his Wembley disappointment by making the England squad for the 1986 World Cup finals. He scored 48 goals in 299 appearances for Everton between 1983 and 1989 before linking up with Stevens again at Rangers. Now: Ended his career back at Ibrox in 1997 after spending the 1991/92 season in France with Marseille. Now a football agent and fantasy league web pundit and runs his own financial management company. Paul Bracewell Then: Elegant England midfielder whose career was hampered by injuries and was on the losing side in four FA Cup finals - in 1985, 1986 and 1989 with Everton and 1992 with Sunderland - again against Liverpool. Now: Had brief spells as manager of Fulham and Halifax before working as a youth coach for the Football Association. Now runs a chain of football training centres with Dalglish.

Graeme Sharp "Whenever we played against each other we would kick lumps of each other and always want to win, but we were very close," Sharp told BBC Sport. "My next door neighbour was Ronnie Whelan and there was a friendly rivalry. "The fans came down together, there was a great bond between the fans and everyone was signing 'Merseyside, Merseyside'. It was a fantastic occasion. Then: Sharp was the club's top league scorer in 1986 with 21 goals in 36 games and he made the Scotland squad for that summer's World Cup finals. He hit 150 goals in 11 seasons at Goodison Park before moving to Oldham in 1991 after a bust-up with Kendall. Now: Later became the Latics' manager and also had a season as boss of League of Wales side Bangor City. Worked as a radio and TV pundit and now back at Everton as fans' liaison officer. Archive: Lineker and Lawro play snooker Gary Lineker "In the build-up to the final I played Lineker at snooker with Tony Gubba commentating," Lawro told BBC Sport.

"It was best of three and he beat me 2-1. To be fair he'd had breaks of over 100 by then and I was Liverpool's best player on 22. He won the first frame, I bored him to death in the second and he sneaked the third frame. "Whenever the goals from the game are played now, he is very very quiet - even with the one he scored - because if he does say anything we can say 'yeah, yeah - show us your medal from that day'. Then: This was the England striker's only season with Everton as, after winning the Golden Boot at the Mexico World Cup, he moved to Barcelona for £2.75m. Now: Won the FA Cup with Tottenham in 1991 and ended his career with an injury-hit spell in Japan. Now presents Match of the Day. Sheedy's sweet left foot was one of Everton's biggest weapons Kevin Sheedy "I remember on our way down to Wembley seeing cars with blue scarves hanging out of one window and red ones out of the other," Sheedy told BBC Sport.

"There was a lot more friendly rivalry between the two teams and it was a 'friendly final', so to speak, for the supporters. "For the first hour we were totally in control. I remember I had an effort at 1-0 with my right foot that just went the wrong side of the post - I will always remember that because if that had gone in, I think that would have taken the sting out of Liverpool." Then: The first player in almost 20 years to join Everton from Liverpool when he moved across the city in 1982, Sheedy was a gifted winger and set-piece expert with a wand of left foot. Born in Wales but played for the Republic of Ireland, he stayed at Goodison Park until he joined Newcastle in 1992.

Now: Ended his career with Blackpool in 1994 and was assistant manager at Tranmere and Hartlepool before leaving the game to open a shop in Southport selling hi-spec home appliances but sold it in 2006 when he returned to Everton as youth team coach in 2006 - a move he described to BBC Sport as "like coming home." Substitutes: Adrian Heath Replaced Gary Stevens (72 minutes) Then: Diminutive striker best known for scoring the goal that supposedly kept Kendall in his job - an equaliser in a League Cup tie against Oxford in 1983/84. Now: Managed Burnley and Sheffield United after retiring in 1997 and worked as Reid's assistant at Sunderland, Leeds United and Coventry. Now in charge of American side Austin Aztex, who enjoy close links with Heath's first club Stoke City. Liverpool FC: The 10 Greatest Captains of All Time | Bleacher Report Liverpool FC: The 10 Greatest Captains of All Time Use your ← → (arrow) keys to browse the slideshow Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images 3 Comments Liverpool have a great tradition of having great managers.

That's something we all know and are all thankful for. When we think of the men to have led Liverpool to success the names Shankly, Paisley, Fagan, Dalglish, Houllier and Benitez all immediately come to mind. Sometimes however, we overlook the leader on the field. While nobody would argue that Liverpool have had a couple of great captains over the years, some may not be aware of just how many great captains we have had throughout our history. In this article, I give a run down on my own personal top-10 players to have proudly worn the captains armband for our great club. Hope you enjoy. Honourable Mention: Ian Rush 1993-1996 Michael Steele/Getty Images Without question, Ian Rush will go down as one of the greatest players in club history and along with Roger Hunt, the greatest goalscorer to ever wear the jersey. What can sometimes be overlooked is his time as captain of the club. While Rush was never a vocal leader, he most certainly led by example. The great Liverpool teams always defended from the front, and Rush was arguably the greatest ever at that. Defenders never had a moment's peace when Rush was on the field.

Even when he reached the twilight of his career he continued to run himself into the ground, hassling and harrying defenders and forcing them into mistakes. Rush was the inspiration for Liverpool during his time as captain and while he only lifted one trophy during that time, the 1995 League Cup, that was more down to the players around him than Rush himself. With 346 goals in 660 appearances for the club, countless medals and great service to the club during both his spells with us, Rush is one of our true greats. Unfortunately, a lack of success during his time as captain means he just misses out on this list. 10. Sami Hyypia 2001-2003 Alex Livesey/Getty Images I don't think it's too much of a stretch to say that when Sami Hyypia arrived at Liverpool, a good percentage of the Liverpool fans had little to no idea of who he was. When he departed for Bayer Leverkusen after 10 years of fantastic service, he was without question a walking legend in the eyes of everyone, as depicted above. Hyypia was never a flashy defender.

Everything he did was understated and subtle, but during his time at Liverpool, the number of mistakes which cost the team goals can probably be counted on your fingers. Under-rated by all but those who saw him play on a regular basis, Sami was a rock for the Liverpool teams of Gerard Houllier and Rafa Benitez and played a huge role in both the fantastic cup treble of 2001 and the amazing Champions League success of 2005. Technically, Sami was only captain of the team from 2001-2003 during a time when Liverpool's only successes were minor and secondary trophies, the 2001 Community Shield, the European Super Cup of the same year and the 2003 Carling Cup. However, with both captain Jamie Redknapp and vice captain Robbie Fowler missing large parts of the 2001 season, Sami spent most of that season as captain, and with all due respect to Redknapp and Fowler, Sami deserves to be given credit for leading the team to the cup treble.

He was removed as captain in the middle of the 2003/2004 season when his form began to dip under growing pressure on him as captain and leader of the defense. He was, as we know, replaced as team captain by Steven Gerrard, although he did remain club captain for a number of years afterwards. With 464 appearances for the club and 35 goals to his name during that time, Hyypia will go down in history as easily one of the five greatest central defenders in Liverpool history, and he lands at No. 10 in my top 10 captains. 9. Phil Thompson 1979-1981 Michael Regan/Getty Images One of the true greats, a man who served the club as a player, a coach and as assistant manager to three managers. Kenny Dalglish in his first stint as manager, his successor Graeme Souness and of course Gerard Houllier. Phil Thompson was a Liverpool through and through and progressed from standing on the Kop as a young boy in the 1960s to living out his dreams and becoming Liverpool captain in 1979.

Along the way, he established himself as a fantastic defender who rarely put a foot wrong but frequently put his body on the line for the club he loved. Thompson was appointed captain after Bob Paisley sold Emlyn Hughes to Wolves and would go on to lead the team to a league title, a league cup and his crowning glory, the 1981 European Cup final. During his spell as captain, he was arguably one of the best defenders in European and deserves great praise for moulding Alan Hansen from a young, inexperienced defender into arguably the greatest defender ever to wear the famous red jersey. Flanked by Phil Neal to their right and Alan Kennedy to their left, the pair would become a dominant force upon which Bob Paisley built a truly fantastic team. Much to his disappointment, Thompson was replaced by Graeme Souness as Liverpool captain. He didn't let the removal of the armband affect him though and continued to perform brilliantly as he helped Liverpool to even more success. When he left Liverpool he had amassed 477 appearances, scoring 13 goals along the way and writing his name into Liverpool folklore.

After his retirement at the age of only 31, he would come back to the club and begin another chapter of his Liverpool story. A truly great Red and No. 9 on my list of Liverpool captains. Next » 8. Don McKinlay 1921-1928 Don MacKinlay was played in an era when men were men, and football was not a game for the faint-hearted. During that time, there were few men tougher than Liverpool's Scottish warrior. McKinlay broke into the Liverpool team in 1910 at the age of 19 and would go on to give the club 18 years of fantastic service amassing 434 appearances with 34 goals (There was no league football for the duration of the first World War which means his appearance total is far lower than it would have been). Upon his appointment as captain in 1921, Liverpool were in the midst of a 15 title drought. This was not something MacKinlay was happy about, and he made it his personal mission to bring title success to the starved Liverpool faithful. It did not take him long.

In his first very first season as captain, he led the team to the title as part of what was arguably the first great Liverpool team. MacKinlay was a true believer in the captain being the leader of the team and other players followed the captains directions. Years after his retirement when asked about the great captains of the time (1955), he would say this about his views on the role, "Generally today captains do not have sufficient reponsibility. It seems to me that all they do is to take the team out and toss the coin. There’s not enough directing and you hardly hear them shout instructions. In my day I had full control on the field and if there was any decision on changing of positions, I took it. I am speaking generally and not individually, but captains today are not what they used to be. I told my players, ‘If I have to say anything to you, answer me back and don’t start sulking.’" The MacKinlay led Liverpool would follow up their 1921/23 title success by retaining the title the following season making him the first Liverpool captain to lift the title in back to back seasons.

A feat that would not be matched until Emlyn Hughes did so in 1975/76 and 76/77. Perhaps not a name known by the masses but No. 8 on my list, Don MacKinlay. 7. Alex Raisbeck 1899-1909 Another blast from the distant past. The first in a long line of great Scots who would lead Liverpool, Alex Raisbeck wrote his name in Liverpool history in 1901 when he became the first Liverpool captain to lead his team to a league title. Regardless of what came afterwards, nobody can ever take that huge honour away from him. Raisbeck joined Liverpool from Hibernian in 1898 after a loan spell at Stoke failed to earn him a permanent move. He was appointed captain only a year later at the tender age of 21 and two years later would earn his place in Liverpool folklore when that first title arrived.

In 1904 Liverpool were relegated to the second division and Raisbeck would write another piece of footballing history as he captained Liverpool to the second division at the first time of asking and followed that up by leading them to their second first division title the following year, 1906, becoming the first man to captain his team to second division and first division success in back to back years. In the 105 years since that magnificent achievement, only one man has managed to do the same, Dixie Dean of Everton in 1931 and 1932. That would be what you might call "exclusive company." Raisbeck played for Liverpool on 341 occasions, scoring 19 goals and writing his name into history with the two great achievements I mentioned. I place him on my list at No. 7. 6. Steven Gerrard 2003-Present Clive Brunskill/Getty Images Steven Gerrard is a walking icon for Liverpool fans. Over the last seven or eight years he has been, without question, the best and most important player in the Liverpool team.

He's the undoubted heart of the team, the man who has dragged the team to successes they may not have deserved. He certainly deserved them though. Gerrard's story is well known to everyone and I see no point in repeating what's been written a thousand times. The facts are: 556 games, 140 goals. PFA Player of the Year - 2006 Writers Player of the Year - 2009 As captain he has lifted the 2005 Champions League trophy, the 2005 European SuperCup and the 2006 FA Cup when he single-handedly dragged Liverpool to success scoring two great goals in the final, the second of which may be the best FA Cup final goal ever, especially given the circumstances. Gerrard has never won a league title and unfortunately that keeps him further down this list than you might have imagined. As a player, he's a sure thing for the top five Liverpool players of all time. As a captain, I place him at No. 6. 5. Alan Hansen 1985-1988, 1989-1990 Michael Steele/Getty Images The man they called Jockey.

The man best known these days for his hatred of poor defending and vast array of adjectives to describe examples of such on Match of the Day. Well 20 years ago, Alan Hansen had just called time on one of the great careers in Liverpool history and arguably left himself on top of the pile as the greatest defender in the club's history. Hansen had arrived from Partick Thistle in 1977 for a fee of £110,000. He would go on to win a haul of medals which is surpassed by only Phil Neal and win plaudits the world over. Hansen won three European Cups, eight League titles, two FA Cups and four League Cups during his spell at Liverpool. He was appointed captain in 1985 by his good friend Kenny Dalglish who had just become the new Liverpool manager, and during his spell as captain Liverpool won three league titles and the 1986 FA Cup, which completed a famous double. Without question that Liverpool team should have won the double again in 1988. They were famously upset by Wimbledon in the FA Cup final, a game they really should have won easily.

Hansen missed the vast majority of the 1988/89 season and was replaced as captain by Ronnie Whelan. He was re-instated for the following season and led Liverpool to their 18th, and to date last, league title. Hansen played for Liverpool 620 times, scoring 14 goals. He was a peerless defender who, in his prime, had very few equals in world football. 4. Graeme Souness 1981-1984 Tony Duffy/Getty Images They say there are two sides to every story and that every football match has two halves. Well, the Graeme Souness story at Liverpool most definitely leaves Liverpool fans with two very different feelings. As a player, he's one of our best ever, perhaps the best midfielder we've ever had. As a manager, he's one of our worst ever, perhaps the worst of all. Personally, I prefer to base my feelings on Souness on his time as a player, and because he was so good, I can forgive him for how bad he was as a manager. Souness was what Roy Keane wanted to be.

He was all-around midfielder with no weakness, whose name alone sent shivers down opponents backs. Souness was a hardman. He was a fantastic tackler who never shirked confrontation and wasn't above settling scores with his fists, but he was also a wonderfully gifted player who had fantastic passing ability, great vision, a wonderful shot with either foot and an engine that allowed him to cover every blade of grass for the full 90 minutes. Souness arrived at Liverpool in January of 1978 and would go on to win an impressive haul of medal. Six league titles, three European Cups and four League Cups were won by Liverpool during Souness time at the club as Liverpool dominated at home and abroad. He was made captain in 1981 and became the first man to lift three successive first division titles, although he relinquished the right to presented with the title in 1984, giving that honour to the soon to retire Bob Paisley.

Souness is, to my knowledge, the only man to ever lead his team to three league and cup doubles (league cup of course) in successive years, 1981/82, 1982/83 and 1983/84. He left Liverpool for Sampdoria in 1984 after the third title was secured having made 359 appearances and scoring 55 goals. 3. Emlyn Hughes 1973-1979 David Cannon/Getty Images Emlyn Hughes might be the most talented player to have ever worn a Liverpool shirt. Hughes was a world class defender, be it at central defender or fullback, and was also a top class player when asked to play in midfield. Signed from Blackpool in 1967, Hughes was a massive signing for Liverpool. Manager Bill Shankly had spent two years trying to get his man, and when he finally did he had to beat off competition for his signature for almost every other top flight team.

Such was Shankly's admiration of Hughes's talents that when stopped by a police officer whilst driving Hughes from Blackpool to Liverpool for his unveiling, Shanks snapped at the unfortunate officer, "Don't you know who I've got in this car? That's captain of England!" When the officer replied that he did not recognise Hughes, Shankly retorted "You will son, you soon will." Hughes would indeed go on to captain England, but more importantly, he would become one of Liverpool's greatest players and of course, Liverpool captain. I should point out that there was some controversy to the way he became Liverpool captain. Hughes was never the most popular amongst the other players and had never really gelled with then captain Tommy Smith. During contract negotiations in the summer of 1973, Hughes demanded to be made team captain, threatening to leave if this demand was not met. Whilst Bill Shankly was never one to be strong-armed, on this occasion he did relent. He installed Hughes as team captain and appointed Smith at club captain. The fact of the matter was that whilst Hughes led the team out and wore the armband, the players took their directions from Smith.

Despite that, it is impossible to take away from the success Liverpool enjoyed during Hughes's spell as captain, three League titles, an FA Cup, two European Cups, a UEFA Cup and a European SuperCup. With 665 appearances, 49 goals and an incredible trophy haul, regardless of how he got the position, there's no denying Emlyn Hughes his place on this list. I've got him at No. 3 on mine, but I'm sure others would have him higher. 2. Tommy Smith 1970-1973 Michael Steele/Getty Images I must admit to being somewhat biased with this pick, but then again, this is my list. Tommy Smith is my all-time favourite Liverpool player and would, without question, be in my all-time Liverpool 11. He joined Liverpool as a member of the groundstaff at the age of 15, and three years later, in 1963, he made his debut. He would go on to earn the name, The Anfield Iron and become a club legend. Smith's first couple of seasons saw him play a variety of roles including central defense(or wing half as it was back then), fullback and in midfield.

He would eventually settle into the centre of the defense alongside team captain Ron Yeats. Smith would become the rock on which a lot of Liverpool's success was formed. As Bill Shankly once said about him, "Tommy Smith wasn't born, he was quarried." Smith was the hardest of hardmen, but he was also a very talented footballer. He was versatile too, he played centre back in two great Liverpool teams and right-back in another. It may surprise many to know that he was sent off only once in his entire career, and that was for talking back to a referee. He picked up only a handful of yellow cards as well despite making many bone crunching tackles through his career. Smith replaced Yeats as Liverpool captain in 1970 and lead them to the league and UEFA Cup double in 1973. As I've already mentioned he was replaced by Emlyn Hughes as captain after the 1973 season but was without question the leader of the team until he left the club in 1978. His crowning moment for Liverpool was his bullet header in the 1977 European Cup final.

During his Liverpool career he won four league titles, two FA Cups, two UEFA Cups and two European Cups (although he missed the 1978 final after a bizarre injury caused while overseeing some construction at one of his properties). He played 638 games and scored 48 goals. As I said at the start of this piece, it's a biased pick, but I place Tommy Smith at No. 2 on my list of Liverpool captains. 1. Ron Yeats 1961-1970 Getty Images/Getty Images Who else could it be? He was good enough for Shankly, so he's good enough for me. The story of the signing of Ron Yeats is probably the most famous of any Liverpool player. Bill Shankly met Yeats and the board of Dundee United at a hotel in Edinburgh in July of 1961.

Shankly took a walk around Yeats and uttered words that now have become legendary, "Jesus Christ son, you must be 7-feet tall!" Yeats said, "No, actually I'm only six feet three." "Well, that’s near enough 7-feet for me." Yeats wasn’t quite sure where Liverpool was on the map and asked Shankly where Liverpool was situated. Shankly answered, "Liverpool is in first division." Yeats replied hesitantly that he thought Liverpool was still in second division. "We are son, but with you in the side we will soon be in the first division!" If Yeats harboured any doubts about moving south, they evaporated at this meeting. Shankly paraded him in front of the press at Anfield and invited them to take a look at the giant centre-half, "Come in, and walk him.

The boy is a colossus." Yeats remains the longest serving captain in Liverpool history, although Steven Gerrard is likely to surpass him, and while his list of honours is not as impressive as others on this list, he did lead the team to two first division titles, a second division titles and an FA Cup, all while making 454 appearances and scoring 16 goals. But it's impossible to measure Yeats by trophies and appearances alone. He was the leader of undoubtedly the most important team in Liverpool history. He also set the bar for what was to come. Any future Liverpool defender was challenged to reach the standards set by Yeats. The same is true of all captains that followed him. His value to the team, and the legacy he left behind is unmeasurable. When I started this article, I knew Yeats had to be No. 1. Some may disagree but like I said, he was good enough for Shankly, and he's certainly good enough to be my No. 1. BBC SPORT | Football | FA Cup final quiz Printable version FA Cup final quiz Liverpool and West Ham meet for the first time in an FA Cup final on Saturday 13 May.

Our FA Cup quiz will test your knowledge of the run-in to the final - and we've thrown in a few blasts from the past too! Which goalkeeper scored an own goal to help West Ham on their way to the 2006 final? C: Brad Friedel Alan Hansen captained Liverpool to their 1986 league and FA Cup double but who was captain in the FA Cup final when the Reds won the treble in 2001? C: Gary McAllister What is the total attendance at West Ham and Liverpool's FA Cup games so far this season, to the nearest 10,000? C: 310,000 West Ham boss Alan Pardew scored a winner against Liverpool to put Crystal Palace into the 1990 FA Cup final but where was the semi-final held? C: Villa Park West Ham and Liverpool have never met in the FA Cup final but how many times have they met in the League Cup final? C: Never Which rival Premiership manager said "I cannot wish them luck," after being beaten by Liverpool in this year's FA Cup competition? C: Sir Alex Ferguson Liverpool beat Mike Newell's Luton 5-3 in the third round.

A former Liverpool junior, how many appearances did Newell make for the Hammers in his loan spell at Upton Park? Penalties have helped West Ham and Liverpool reach the final but who scored them? A: Djibril Cisse, Steven Gerrard and Marlon Harewood B: Steven Gerrard and Teddy Sheringham C: Marlon Harewood and Djibril Cisse Hayden Mullins and Luis Garcia will miss the FA Cup final after they were sent off during West Ham and Liverpool's Premiership match in April but how many red cards have they collected between them in the last five years? Crystal Palace vs. Liverpool: Remembering the 1989/90 FA Cup Semi-Final | Bleacher Report Crystal Palace vs. Liverpool: Remembering the 1989/90 FA Cup Semi-Final By Mark Jones , Featured Columnist May 3, 2014 Use your ← → (arrow) keys to browse more stories Dan Smith/Getty Images Comments Liverpool ’s remarkable season has now come down to this.

For all the talk of Everton doing their neighbours a favour when they host Manchester City on Saturday, the Reds will have to win at Crystal Palace ’s Selhurst Park on Monday evening in order to maintain a hope of winning the Premier League title. With Palace having impressed everyone since Tony Pulis took over at the club in late November—as the Welshman subsequently steered them comfortably to Premier League safety—the Eagles will now be looking to overhaul one or both of Newcastle and Stoke to secure what would be a stunning top-half finish. Many have claimed that Pulis’ heroics ensure that he deserves to be recognised with the Manager of the Year award ahead of the likes of Liverpool’s Brendan Rodgers, but while that remains to be seen, what is clear is that this will be the most significant meeting between these two clubs since the 1989/90 season, the campaign in which the Reds last won the league title. In the fifth game of that campaign, Liverpool recorded their biggest ever top-flight win when they hammered newly promoted Palace 9-0 at Anfield, as eight different Reds players got on the scoresheet—including John Aldridge in what was his final game for the club.

Ben Radford/Getty Images A much more routine 2-0 win at Selhurst Park the following January (Ian Rush and Peter Beardsley) kept the title bid on track, and by April, the likelihood of the Reds winning an 18th English crown meant that all thoughts had turned to the possibility of a second league and FA Cup double in five years. Swansea, Norwich, Southampton and Queens Park Rangers had been beaten along the way—three of them via replays—and when the Reds arrived at Villa Park for the semi-final against opponents who they had beaten 11-0 on aggregate in the league that season, plenty expected another walkover. Plenty were wrong. Whereas the Liverpool side contained household names such as Rush, Beardsley, John Barnes, Alan Hansen and Bruce Grobbelaar and was managed by Kenny Dalglish, Palace’s players were young, hungry and desperate to back up what was by now a likely stay of execution in the old Division One, in which they eventually finished 15th.

Mike Powell/Getty Images Manager Steve Coppell—Liverpool-born but once a part of the Manchester United side which denied his boyhood club a treble by beating them in the 1977 FA Cup final—had certainly got his side motivated for the occasion, but that motivation always seemed likely to lose out to Liverpool’s extra quality. So it seemed from the beginning anyway. A year on from the Hillsborough disaster during their previous FA Cup semi-final, Liverpool dominated from the off and took the lead in just the 14th minute when a fine through ball from Steve McMahon—who had intercepted a pass from a certain Palace winger Alan Pardew, more of him later—was expertly finished by Rush for the arch goal-getter’s sixth strike of that FA Cup campaign, and one of the 26 he’d manage in all competitions that season. A routine win and participation in the FA Cup final for the fourth time in five years now looked like a given, but the first hint that this wasn’t to be Liverpool’s day came when Rush was forced off with an injury 15 minutes after his goal, to be replaced by Steve Staunton. Perhaps buoyed by that, Palace now sensed their chance.

A remarkable start to the second half saw the Eagles win the ball directly from a Reds kick-off, with John Pemberton’s surging run down the right-hand side ending with a cross, the ball bouncing around the Liverpool penalty area and then Mark Bright smashing home a remarkable equaliser to send the Palace fans behind the goal wild. Tweet The favourites were stunned, and with Palace sensing that crosses into the box would be their best chance to trouble Liverpool, they kept on making them. Twenty minutes from time, a free-kick from Andy Gray resulted in even more confusion in the Reds penalty area, with defender Gary O’Reilly lashing a loose ball beyond Grobbelaar to send the Palace fans into delirium and, they hoped, to Wembley as well. But this Liverpool side weren’t regarded as the best in the country by accident, and they soon emphatically roared back with two goals in two minutes. Dan Smith/Getty Images A clever free-kick from Staunton and his fellow substitute Barry Venison ended in the ball being cut back for McMahon to blast home the Reds’ equaliser, before Staunton was tripped by Pemberton in the penalty area and Barnes fired home from 12 yards.

The semi-final had suddenly, dramatically tilted the other way, and Liverpool were 3-2 up and headed for Wembley; their supporters singing “You’ll Never Walk Alone” in celebration. Palace wouldn’t be denied, though. In the dying minutes, again a cross came into the box, and with the defenders and goalkeeper Grobbelaar simply unable to deal with it, Gray popped up to nod home after Geoff Thomas had seen his initial header cleared off the line. Extra time was going to be needed after a stunning 90 minutes. With Liverpool shattered at the late concession—and fortunate not to have lost the game in normal time when Andy Thorn’s header hit the bar—all of the momentum was with Palace, who were causing problems every time they crossed the ball into the box, and none more so that with what proved to be the winner in the 109th minute of the match. A corner from the Palace left was flicked on by defender Thorn, and Pardew was there to bundle the ball home ahead of Grobbelaar and his stunned teammates.

David Cannon/Getty Images Palace held on for the most remarkable of 4-3 victories and a place in the FA Cup final against Manchester United, who played out their own dramatic semi-final that same day when they drew 3-3 with Oldham Athletic before beating them in a replay. In a vintage year for the FA Cup, United and Palace would draw 3-3 in the final before Lee Martin’s solitary goal won the replay and a first United trophy for Alex Ferguson. Despite their Wembley loss, that semi-final at Villa Park still remains written large in Palace history, with the defeat still one of the most regretted in Liverpool’s. The cast of characters from the day have all gone their various ways—television studios, brief managerial stints and, in the case of Pardew, one or two FA disciplinary hearings—but perhaps the biggest impact from the match was felt by Dalglish. A year after the stresses and strains of Hillsborough, the Scot was put through the wringer in a match which was then echoed 10 months later in a crazy 4-4 FA Cup draw with Everton, after which Dalglish sensationally resigned.

Clive Brunskill/Getty Images This Monday’s meeting between the two clubs has a lot to live up to then, but as the two sides who have arguably overachieved the most in the Premier League this season, the pair will be eager to put on a show and perhaps echo April 8, 1990. Liverpool will be relying on a better result, though, of course. Title ambitions depend on it. But as Palace have shown in the past, they won’t care about that.

Question: Who captained Liverpool in the F.A. Cup Final when they won the double in 1986
Answer: Alan Hansen